Movie Night

Wednesday

Jul 9, 2014 at 12:01 AMJul 9, 2014 at 5:39 PM

This Friday evening the Saint Ann's Neighborhood Association, along with their various sponsors, will bring you another Family Movie Night at Kennedy Park. This year's installment is shaping up to be a humdinger. They've gone ahead and pulled out all the stops on this one. They will be showing the current Disney mega hit "Frozen" on a very big screen down at the Pavilion. There will be all kinds of fun and games and surprises galore. It's a free event. The new playground is right there for the kiddies to enjoy prior to the movie as well. The weather is supposed to be perfect for a family evening under the stars. There is no good reason for you not to go, which is why this next sentence is going to be a little weird. I'd prefer it if you'd just stay home.

I'll explain that last sentence later on (that's what's known as a "hook" boys and girls) but first let me fill you in on the big night. SANA has been doing Family Movie Night for a few years now. It's been a big hit. This year you get "Frozen". You've probably heard about it. Well, given the fact that it's the highest grossing animated film in the history of the planet, you've probably even seen it. I have. True story. If you haven't seen it you've most certainly heard the song "Let It Go", which I've pretty much had enough of, thanks anyway. So you get to see that with the kids, outside on a warm summer's night, free of charge. But wait, there's more.

Peter Belanger will be back with his giant bubbles. There will be face painting. There will be movie trivia with prizes for the kids. While the movie itself is free you can purchase Domino's Pizza, Del's Lemonade, movie candy, popcorn and water. SANA takes any money raised at movie night and puts it right back into Kennedy Park. Some of the things that Movie Night has helped purchase are the pet waste bag dispensers you see around the park and some of you even use on occasion. They also helped purchase the security cameras that you don't see and that I'm not supposed to mention. They also have sponsors for the event that help defray the cost of putting something like this on. The highest grossing animated film of all time didn't get that way by accident. There is a licencing fee to show this Bad Larry. To that end Mayor William Flanagan, Liberty Utilities, PrimaCare, Eastern Ice, Auclair Funeral Homes, Peter Belanger, Carol Siemba, City Councilors Paul DaSilva and Mike Miozza, State Rep. Alana Silvia and School Committee member Melissa Panchley have all stepped up to help out. There will also be surprises. Which I will now tell you about.

Actually the cat kind of slipped out of the bag when Will the Thrill decided to be helpful. Flanagan has a Facebook page. He posted the event on there the other day. Being all mayoral again. He made mention of the fact that Elsa and Anna will be making an appearance before the movie. The Dude gets a ridiculous amount of views to his Facebook page. He texted me the number the other night. He texted it to me again yesterday and it had doubled. Know what he said ? He said "that's a lot of popcorn". See I'm on popcorn duty. How he knows this is a matter of some concern. As a matter of fact I texted him that very question. "How do you know I'm doing popcorn?". He said something about the Patriot Act but I think he was just trying to be funny. And that is pretty funny. If he's kidding. Anyway that's part of my problem with all of this. There will be a lot of people there. I'm not a fan of a lot of people anywhere. Especially anywhere where I am. So that's why I think you should stay home. The least you could do if you go is to stay the hell away from the popcorn section. It's not good for your teeth anyway. I know this is a selfish position that I'm taking here. I have this insane, almost psychotic inability to say no. It's gotten me into all kinds of crazy situations. This blog for example. But that's my problem and not your's so of course you should go. Just, whatever you do, for the love of God, don't talk to me. I'm begging you.

So yeah, the princess' will be there. They will be on hand for an hour prior to the movie starting. The movie starts when it's dark enough to start a movie. Duh. Our friends from Liberty Utilities will be providing cool framed pictures of the kiddies with the princess' to boot. And our friends at Eastern Ice will be bringing the frozen to "Frozen". There will be a sort of frozen section but we'll see for how long given the whole July part of the equation. So get there early. The gig kicks off at 6PM. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and pick out your spot. There will be plenty to do right up until the movie starts. Another great, free night in the Riv. There is nothing to complain about here. Just good old fashioned family fun. If you should have any complaints come on over to the pop corn table. I'd love to chat.

This Friday evening the Saint Ann's Neighborhood Association, along with their various sponsors, will bring you another Family Movie Night at Kennedy Park. This year's installment is shaping up to be a humdinger. They've gone ahead and pulled out all the stops on this one. They will be showing the current Disney mega hit "Frozen" on a very big screen down at the Pavilion. There will be all kinds of fun and games and surprises galore. It's a free event. The new playground is right there for the kiddies to enjoy prior to the movie as well. The weather is supposed to be perfect for a family evening under the stars. There is no good reason for you not to go, which is why this next sentence is going to be a little weird. I'd prefer it if you'd just stay home.
I'll explain that last sentence later on (that's what's known as a "hook" boys and girls) but first let me fill you in on the big night. SANA has been doing Family Movie Night for a few years now. It's been a big hit. This year you get "Frozen". You've probably heard about it. Well, given the fact that it's the highest grossing animated film in the history of the planet, you've probably even seen it. I have. True story. If you haven't seen it you've most certainly heard the song "Let It Go", which I've pretty much had enough of, thanks anyway. So you get to see that with the kids, outside on a warm summer's night, free of charge. But wait, there's more.
Peter Belanger will be back with his giant bubbles. There will be face painting. There will be movie trivia with prizes for the kids. While the movie itself is free you can purchase Domino's Pizza, Del's Lemonade, movie candy, popcorn and water. SANA takes any money raised at movie night and puts it right back into Kennedy Park. Some of the things that Movie Night has helped purchase are the pet waste bag dispensers you see around the park and some of you even use on occasion. They also helped purchase the security cameras that you don't see and that I'm not supposed to mention. They also have sponsors for the event that help defray the cost of putting something like this on. The highest grossing animated film of all time didn't get that way by accident. There is a licencing fee to show this Bad Larry. To that end Mayor William Flanagan, Liberty Utilities, PrimaCare, Eastern Ice, Auclair Funeral Homes, Peter Belanger, Carol Siemba, City Councilors Paul DaSilva and Mike Miozza, State Rep. Alana Silvia and School Committee member Melissa Panchley have all stepped up to help out. There will also be surprises. Which I will now tell you about.
Actually the cat kind of slipped out of the bag when Will the Thrill decided to be helpful. Flanagan has a Facebook page. He posted the event on there the other day. Being all mayoral again. He made mention of the fact that Elsa and Anna will be making an appearance before the movie. The Dude gets a ridiculous amount of views to his Facebook page. He texted me the number the other night. He texted it to me again yesterday and it had doubled. Know what he said ? He said "that's a lot of popcorn". See I'm on popcorn duty. How he knows this is a matter of some concern. As a matter of fact I texted him that very question. "How do you know I'm doing popcorn?". He said something about the Patriot Act but I think he was just trying to be funny. And that is pretty funny. If he's kidding. Anyway that's part of my problem with all of this. There will be a lot of people there. I'm not a fan of a lot of people anywhere. Especially anywhere where I am. So that's why I think you should stay home. The least you could do if you go is to stay the hell away from the popcorn section. It's not good for your teeth anyway. I know this is a selfish position that I'm taking here. I have this insane, almost psychotic inability to say no. It's gotten me into all kinds of crazy situations. This blog for example. But that's my problem and not your's so of course you should go. Just, whatever you do, for the love of God, don't talk to me. I'm begging you.
So yeah, the princess' will be there. They will be on hand for an hour prior to the movie starting. The movie starts when it's dark enough to start a movie. Duh. Our friends from Liberty Utilities will be providing cool framed pictures of the kiddies with the princess' to boot. And our friends at Eastern Ice will be bringing the frozen to "Frozen". There will be a sort of frozen section but we'll see for how long given the whole July part of the equation. So get there early. The gig kicks off at 6PM. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and pick out your spot. There will be plenty to do right up until the movie starts. Another great, free night in the Riv. There is nothing to complain about here. Just good old fashioned family fun. If you should have any complaints come on over to the pop corn table. I'd love to chat.